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Michelle Lockley

@mlockley.bsky.social
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Medical oncologist and scientist, into all things ovarian cancer. In search of the answer to cancer drug resistance

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Trevor Graham @trevorgraham.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
With the brilliant @mlockley.bsky.social we've been exploring chemo resistance evolution in ovarian cancer. We find resistance has a fitness cost which means resistant cells are outcompeted by sensitive cells when treatment is stopped. aacrjournals.org/cancerres/ar... @icr.ac.uk @qmbci.bsky.social
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Adaptive Therapy Exploits Fitness Deficits in Chemotherapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer to Achieve Long-Term Tumor Control
Abstract. Drug resistance results in poor outcomes for cancer patients. Adaptive therapy is a potential strategy to address drug resistance that exploits competitive interactions between sensitive and...
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Trevor Graham @trevorgraham.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This means "adaptive therapy" where chemo dose is reduced when the tumour responds well could be a route to long-term tumour control for ovarian cancer (for certain disease types and stages). @mlockley.bsky.social is testing this in the ACTOv clinical trial: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
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Study protocol for Adaptive ChemoTherapy for Ovarian cancer (ACTOv): a multicentre phase II randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of adaptive therapy (AT) with carboplatin, based on cha...
Introduction Adaptive ChemoTherapy for Ovarian cancer (ACTOv) is a phase II, multicentre, randomised controlled trial, evaluating an adaptive therapy (AT) regimen with carboplatin in women with relaps...
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Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary University of London) @qmbci.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
📰 Can we use the power of evolution to improve ovarian cancer survival? A surprising approach called adaptive therapy holds promise, according to findings by @mlockley.bsky.social & team at @qmul.ac.uk & @icr.ac.uk. Read more ➡️ www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news... #AACR25 #medsky #oncosky🧪
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Smarter chemotherapy approach could delay drug resistance in ovarian cancer - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London
Adaptive chemotherapy can prolong survival in lab models of ovarian cancer, according to new results. The findings could pave the way for a more effective and gentler approach to treating ovarian canc...
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Michelle Lockley @mlockley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Can we use the power of evolution to improve ovarian cancer treatment? Our latest paper says yes! Online now at Cancer Research. Thanks to @trevorgraham.bsky.social coauthors and @cancerresearchuk.org for funding.
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Michelle Lockley @mlockley.bsky.social · 28/05/2024
Delighted to speak at Moffitt Cancer centre last week. Great to share our research and really enjoyed the thought provoking discussions. Many thanks to Joel brown for hosting
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